Jazz violinist to perform at Leach Theatre

Tuesday

Nov 19, 2013 at 7:21 PM

Jazz violinist Christian Howes and his ensemble will perform at Missouri University of Science and Technology next week.

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Jazz violinist Christian Howes and his ensemble will perform at Missouri University of Science and Technology next week. It is the fourth performance in the 2013-14 Missouri S&T Campus Performing Arts Series.The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, located at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Howes will perform primarily from his 13th album, “Southern Exposure,” which has a Hispanic influence.Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for youth age 18 and younger. Tickets are available to Missouri S&T students with a valid ID for $10. However, the first 75 S&T students will receive a free ticket. Tickets can be purchased from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday from the Leach Theatre box office, located in the vestibule inside the main entrance to Leach Theatre, facing 10th Street. Tickets can also be purchased online at leachtheatre.mst.edu/cpas/cpas13-14/christianhowes/.In 2011, Howes was ranked as the No. 1 violinist in the Downbeat Critics Poll “Rising Stars.”Howes’ performance is sponsored in part by Merle’s Music. or more information about the performance or to purchase tickets, contact the Missouri S&T Leach Theatre box office at 573-341-4219. More information about the Missouri S&T Campus Performing Arts Series is available online at leachtheatre.mst.edu/cpas.